TikTok is releasing its software development kit (SDK) to third-parties to leverage the platform. The SDK release comes amid U.S. investigations into the Chinese-owned tech company. The ByteDance-owned app has been downloaded more than 800 million time…
Category archives: Music Apps
Apple Music’s New Bundle for Students Includes TV+ Access — Is More Coming?
Apple’s first bundled product isn’t a combination of all of its new subscription services. Instead, it gives Apple Music student subscribers access to Apple TV+ at a cheap price. The $4.99/month Apple Music student plan will include access …
Spotify Launches a Dedicated Kids App for Family Plan Subscribers
An official Spotify Kids app is now available to Spotify Family Plan subscribers. The app is a bid to make Spotify’s family plan more attractive to actual families. Spotify has been cracking down on family plan abuses hardcore this year. Earlier …
Apple Music Is Producing a Short Film for Miranda Lambert’s Latest Release
Apple will release a new original short film showcasing the making of the latest studio album from Miranda Lambert. Wildcard is Lambert’s seventh studio album and will release later this week. Apple released a teaser for the upcoming short film t…
Tiktok Owner ByteDance Says ‘Absolutely Zero Truth’ to Report It Plans to Go Public
The owner of the popular video app TikTok has denied a report that it is planning to file an IPO. The report came from the Financial Times, which indicated that TikTok’s parent ByteDance would be filing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as …
Google Play Music Hits 5 Billion Downloads — Why Is Google Killing It?
Google has long since switched its music focus to YouTube Music. Despite that, Google Play Music has reached five billion downloads. Yep, you read that right. Google Play Music is only the sixth app to reach that impressive milestone. YouTube, Maps, Gm…
Deezer Launches a Dedicated App For Sony’s 360 Reality Audio Format
360 by Deezer is a new standalone iOS and Android music app for Sony’s 360 Reality Audio format. The new app lets Deezer HiFi music subscribers experience Sony’s latest audio format. Sony says the new format provides a uniquely immersive ex…
Pandora Brings Full Song Credits to Web Player & Desktop App
Pandora has announced full song credits for millions of tracks — something usually only available with physical media. Full song credits are accessible to all Pandora users regardless of their service tier. You can see the lyrics online at Pandora.com…
American Music Awards Become First Award Show to Partner With TikTok
The American Music Awards has become the first award show to announce nominees on TikTok. TikTok creators Joshua Cureton, Nick Tangorra, and Brittany Tomlinson participated in the announcement. All three creators announced nominees for the favorite mus…
Triller Raises $28 Million to Take Down TikTok — With Major Label Deals In Place
AI-powered music video app Triller just completed a $28 million Series B funding round led by Proxima Media. Triller is aiming to replace the Chinese-based music app, TikTok. Triller allows users to create and share short music videos using its library…